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1
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What part of the peripheral nerve system is observed in the transverse foramen of typical cervical vertebrae?

A

Post ganglionic sympathetic motor nerve fibers of the autonomic (involuntary or visceral) nerve system

2
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What will influence spinal kinematics?

A

Geometry of articular facets, mechanical properties of connective tissue, mechanical properties of muscle

3
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What should be carefully considered when applying research results to a population?

A

The condition of the subject material (fresh cadaver, fixed cadaver, living subject)
The age range of the population studied
The method of measurement (X-ray, goniometer, MRI, CT, etc.)

4
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What will form the anterior boundary of a typical cervical intervertebral foramen?

A

The lateral groove and vertebral body of the segment above, the uncinate process and vertebral body of the segment below, the intervertebral disc and the posterior longitudinal ligament

5
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What will form the posterior boundary of a typical cervical intervertebral foramen?

A

The inferior articular process (post-zygapophysis), the superior articular process (pre-zygapophysis), the capsular ligament and the ligamentum flavumm

6
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What will form the superior boundary of a typical cervical intervertebral foramen?

A

The inferior vertebral notch or inferior vertebral incisure

7
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What will form the inferior boundary of a typical cervical intervertebral foramen?

A

The superior vertebra notch or superior vertebral incisure

8
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What will form the unique anterior boundary of a typical cervical intervertebral foramen?

A

The uncinate process of the segment below and lateral groove of the segment above forms the joint of Luschka

9
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What produces the primary tension on the transverse process that will cause remodeling in the anterolateral and inferior directions?

A

Cervical spinal nerves as they are directed anterolaterally and inferiorly to form the cervical and brachial plexuses